The temple is the most significant monument of Indian architecture as it sums
up and represents the subtle values of Indian culture. Elaborations of the
temple structure followed the firm establishment of image worship and the
accompanying development of the ritual, which took time to crystallise. The
evolution of different architectural forms in north, south and other parts of
India was a later development. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the
chronologically uninterrupted chain of extant south Indian temples, explaining
the niceties of their architecture, the many subtle variations in style and
their evolution over the years.

About the Author

K.R. Srinivasan (late) worked with the Archaeological Survey of India for
over two decades as its Deputy Director-General and as Director of school of
archaeology, and Director of monuments. His fields of specialization were temple
architecture, sculpture and iconography. Apart from organizing the temple survey
of India, he conducted systematic surveys of temples in south India and the
Deccan. He was for many years Chairman, Archaeological Society of south India,
Madras. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1991 for his contribution to the
field of archaeology, temple art and epigraphy.

The temple is the most significant monument of Indian architecture as it sums
up and represents the subtle values of Indian culture. Elaborations of the
temple structure followed the firm establishment of image worship and the
accompanying development of the ritual, which took time to crystallise. The
evolution of different architectural forms in north, south and other parts of
India was a later development. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the
chronologically uninterrupted chain of extant south Indian temples, explaining
the niceties of their architecture, the many subtle variations in style and
their evolution over the years.

About the Author

K.R. Srinivasan (late) worked with the Archaeological Survey of India for
over two decades as its Deputy Director-General and as Director of school of
archaeology, and Director of monuments. His fields of specialization were temple
architecture, sculpture and iconography. Apart from organizing the temple survey
of India, he conducted systematic surveys of temples in south India and the
Deccan. He was for many years Chairman, Archaeological Society of south India,
Madras. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1991 for his contribution to the
field of archaeology, temple art and epigraphy.

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